Judges 8:5

Easy To Read Version

Gideon said to the men of the city of Succoth, “Give my soldiers something to eat. My soldiers are very tired. We are still chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:18

Melchizedek, the king of Salem, also went to meet Abram. Melchizedek was a priest of God Most High. Melchizedek brought bread and wine.

Genesis 33:17

But Jacob went to Succoth. In that place he built a house for himself and small barns for his cattle. That is why the place was named Succoth. [194]

Psalm 60:6

God spoke in his temple: {\cf2\super [357]} \par It makes me very happy!\par \{God said,\}\par \{I will share this land with my people.\}\par I will give them Shechem.\par I will give them Succoth Valley.\par

Deuteronomy 23:4

Why? Because the Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam to curse you. (Balaam was the son of Beor from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia.)

Judges 5:23

The Angel of the Lord said, “Curse the city of Meroz. Curse its people! They did not come with soldiers to help the Lord.”

Judges 8:10

Zebah and Zalmunna and their army were in the city of Karkor. Their army had 15,000 soldiers in it. These soldiers were all that were left of the army of the people of the east. 120,000 strong soldiers of that army had already been killed.

Judges 8:12

Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of the people of Midian, ran away. But Gideon chased and caught those kings. Gideon and his men defeated the enemy army.

Judges 8:15

Then Gideon came to the city of Succoth. He said to the men of that city, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. You made fun of me by saying, ‘Why should we give food to your tired soldiers? You have not caught Zebah and Zalmunna yet.’”

1 Samuel 25:18

Abigail hurried and took 200 loaves of bread, two full winebags, five cooked sheep, about a bushel [199] of cooked grain, about 2 quarts [200] of raisins, and 200 cakes of pressed figs. She put them on donkeys.